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1902 $20 Red Seal - Front
1902 $20 Red Seal - Back
1902 $20 Date Back - Front
1902 $20 Date Back - Back
1902 $20 Plain Back - Front
1902 $20 Plain Back - Back
| Item | Info |
|---|---|
| Series | 1902 |
| Charter | #8189 Merchants' National Bank of Lehigh, Oklahoma |
| Year Chartered | 1906, 462 Banks Chartered |
| City Info | Lehigh is a city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 356 at the 2010 census. Lehigh began as the first mining camp in Coal County, Oklahoma. It was originally named Boone, but the name was changed to Lehigh. The new name was taken from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, a coal mining region. A post office opened in Lehigh on April 4, 1882, and several railroads built lines to Lehigh, including the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. During the late-19th and early-20th centuries, Lehigh was a growing settlement which greatly profited from the coal mines surrounding it. During the 1910s and 1920s, the demand for coal lessened as railroads switched to oil-powered trains. The mines eventually closed, and in the early 1920s, boll weevils destroyed the cotton crops in the area. Many businesses closed, and people left the town. The Merchants National Bank Building in Lehigh is the only structure that remains from the once … Source: Wikipedia |
| Similar Cities | If your note doesn't match try: 1. Lehighton, Pennsylvania - First National Bank 2. Lehigh, Oklahoma - Lehigh National Bank 3. Lehigh, Iowa - First National Bank 4. Lehighton, Pennsylvania - Citizens' National Bank 5. Lehigh, Nebraska - First National Bank |
| Seal Varieties | Red, Blue |
| See Also | If your note doesn't match try: 1. 1905 $20 Gold Certificate 2. 1906 $20 Gold Certificate |
| Other Info | 1. Value depends on notes known for charter, condition and market demand. |
| Neat Fact | Notes of Aldrich-Vreeland Period (1908-1915) contain inscription "Secured by United States bonds or other securities" (Friedbergs, 20th Ed. P 100) |
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